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ERIC Number: EJ679313
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2003
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ISSN: ISSN-0013-1644
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Ethnic Differences in the Measurement of Academic Self-Concept in a Sample of African American and European American College Students.
Cokley, Kevin; Komarraju, Meera; King, Aisha; Cunningham, Dana; Muhammed, Grace
Educational and Psychological Measurement, v63 n4 p707-22 Aug 2003
Examined the validity and reliability of scores on the Academic Self-Concept Scale (W. Reynolds and others, 1980) in groups of 291 European American and 396 African American college students. Results suggest important ethnic differences in the structure of academic self-concept regarding beliefs about ability and the relationship between effort and grades. (SLD)
Descriptors: Ability, Academic Achievement, Beliefs, Black Students, College Students, Cultural Differences, Ethnicity, Grades (Scholastic), Higher Education, Racial Differences, White Students
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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